Radio-frequency scanning tunnelling microscopy

U Kemiktarak, T Ndukum, KC Schwab, KL Ekinci - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
The scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) relies on localized electron tunnelling between a
sharp probe tip and a conducting sample to attain atomic-scale spatial resolution. In the 25 …

Amplifier for scanning tunneling microscopy at MHz frequencies

KM Bastiaans, T Benschop, D Chatzopoulos… - Review of Scientific …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Conventional scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) is limited to a bandwidth of a few kHz
around DC. Here, we develop, build, and test a novel amplifier circuit capable of measuring …

Microscopy of chemical-potential variations on an atomic scale

CC Williams, HK Wickramasinghe - Nature, 1990 - nature.com
THE invention of the scanning tunnelling microscope1 (STM) has stimulated the
development of several new forms of probe microscopy2–10. Here we demonstrate the use …

Small cavity nonresonant tunable microwave‐frequency alternating current scanning tunneling microscope

LA Bumm, PS Weiss - Review of scientific instruments, 1995 - pubs.aip.org
The alternating current scanning tunneling microscope (ACSTM) extends the capabilities of
the STM from a simple atomic scale topographic and local density of states (LDOS) probe to …

Versatile scanning tunneling microscopy with 120 ps time resolution

C Saunus, J Raphael Bindel, M Pratzer… - Applied Physics …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
We describe a fully ultra-high vacuum compatible scanning tunneling microscope (STM)
optimized for radio-frequency signals. It includes in-situ exchangeable tips adapted to high …

A cryogen-free low temperature scanning tunneling microscope capable of inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy

S Zhang, D Huang, S Wu - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
The design and performance of a cryogen-free low temperature scanning tunneling
microscope (STM) housed in ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) are reported. The cryogen-free design …

Colloquium: Time-resolved scanning tunneling microscopy

A van Houselt, HJW Zandvliet - Reviews of modern physics, 2010 - APS
Scanning tunneling microscopy has revolutionized our ability to image, study, and
manipulate solid surfaces on the size scale of atoms. One important limitation of the …

Scanning tunneling microscopy

H Rohrer - 1987 - National Acad Sciences
The original objective of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) was to image structure and
electronic properties of surfaces. The operating mode mostly resembles that of stylus …

[HTML][HTML] Design and performance of a practical variable-temperature scanning tunneling potentiometry system

M Rozler, MR Beasley - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
We have constructed a scanning tunneling potentiometry system capable of simultaneously
mapping the transport-related electrochemical potential of a biased sample along with its …

Time‐resolved scanning tunneling microscopy through tunnel distance modulation

MR Freeman, G Nunes - Applied physics letters, 1993 - pubs.aip.org
The ability to perform time-resolved measurements of fast transient signals with a scanning
tunneling microscope has been achieved through direct control of the tunneling distance on …